Building Regional Economic Bridges (BREB) Activity

Amendment No. One (1) Issuance Date: April 7, 2022

Solicitation Issuance Date: March 28, 2022

Proposals Due: Unchanged

Subject: Amendment No. One (1) to Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 72029422R00001

The purpose of this Amendment to the subject RFP is to respond to questions received and to amend the affected sections of the RFP as further detailed in the attachments. 

Thank you for your interest in USAID/WBG programs.

Sincerely,

 /S/

Daniel Harter                                                                      

Contracting Officer

Solicitation Number:                       72029422R00001

Issue Date:                                          March 28, 2022

Proposals Due:                                    May 3, 2022 – 16:00 Tel Aviv Time

Subject: Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Building Regional Economic Bridges (BREB) Activity

Dear Potential Offerors:

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Mission in the West Bank & Gaza (WBG) invites interested and qualified organizations to submit proposals in accordance with the requirements of this RFP. The selected Offeror will be required to provide technical assistance services to implement the Building Regional Economic Bridges (BREB) Activity, as detailed in Section C of this RFP.

This procurement will be conducted utilizing competitive proposal procedures pursuant to Part 15 of the FAR. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this opportunity is 5416, Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services. The authorized geographic code for procurement of goods and services under the resulting contract is 937.

USAID/WBG anticipates awarding a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) completion-type contract as a result of this solicitation.  The total estimated cost of the resulting contract will range from $85 to $90 million for a period of five years.  USAID/WBG will select the proposal that offers the best value to the U.S. Government.

Questions and comments related to this RFP must be submitted electronically to the email address WBGBREB@usaid.gov no later than April 05 2022 16:00, Tel Aviv time using the following format for the email subject line: “RFP No. 72029422R00001, BREB Activity– [Name of Organization] Questions/Comments”.

USAID will publicly post all responses as an amendment to this RFP.  All amendments to this solicitation will be issued and posted on the SAM.GOV website. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to check the website periodically for official updates and amendments to the solicitation. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this RFP to ensure that it has been received from the internet in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes.

Offerors are encouraged to read the entire solicitation, which includes the closing date and time, all pertinent contract requirements, and the conditions and instructions required for submitting a proposal. Pursuant to Block 12 of Standard Form 33 of this RFP, USAID requires that offers remain valid through a period of 180 days.

Offerors are also instructed to pay careful attention to RFP Section K – “Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors.”

Offerors must comply with FAR 52.204-7, the System for Award Management (SAM), by registering and completing the annual representations and certifications electronically at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. No award may be made to an Offeror who is not registered and active in SAM.

Proposals must be submitted in accordance with the instructions listed in Section L of this RFP. Proposals received after the closing date and time will be processed as late and handled in accordance with FAR 15.208. Only electronic submissions will be accepted.

Issuance of this RFP does not in any way obligate USAID to award a contract, nor does it commit USAID to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal.  Furthermore, USAID reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, if such action is considered to be in the best interest of the U.S. Government.

Thank you for your interest in USAID/WBG programs.

Sincerely,

 /S/

Daniel Harter                                                                      

Contracting Officer